Legging.



E. .W. MACKEY.

LEGGING.

APPLICATION FILED 1150.2, 1916.

1 ,2 3 6, 328 Patented Aug. 191?.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTOR N EY ERNEST W. MAGKEY, OF MONTROSE, NEW YORK.

LEGGING'.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 7, 1917..

Application filed December 2, 1916. Serial No. 134,616.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EnNns'r WV. MAOKEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Montrose, in the county of W'estchester and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Leggings, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved legging and the principal objectof the invention is to provide a legging which may be formed in twosections, seamed at the back and releasably connected at the front, animproved type of connection between the releasable forward edges of theside sections being provided and also an improved type of protectingtongue. By providing the structure shown, the legging may be very easilyand quickly laced and unlaced and further, an even lacing will beprovided as after the legging is in place and the lacing tied, it willbe evenly distributed throughout the height of the legging thuspreventing undue pressure at one point and slack at another point. Thisimproved structure will further provide means for securely connectingthe tongue with one of the side portions and provide a tight closurewhen the legging is in place.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a view showing the improved legging in side elevation,

Fig. 2 is a view showing the improved legging in front elevation, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the forward portion of thelegging.

The legging is formed in-two sections 10 and 11 which are stitchedtogether at the back and have their forward edges left free and providedwith reinforcing strips 12 and 13, upper and lower binding strips 1 and15 being also provided. A tongue 16 is secured between the reinforcingstrip '13 and the free edge portion of the side section 11 and is ofsuch length that when the legging is in place, this tongue will extendbeneath the side section 10 as clearly shown in Fig.

3. This tongue will of course be the full length of the legging and whenthe legging is in place and secured will close the space between thefree edge portions of the side sections and thus provide a closure whichwill prevent water from passing between the free edge portions of theside sections and further permit of a tight fitting legging withoutbinding.

Then in use, this legging is put in place and the strap 17 passedbeneath the shoe and secured by means of the buckle 18. The lacing 19will be passed through the eye 20, a knot being provided at its innerend and will then be hooked about the hooks 21 and tied at the top ofthe logging. If the lacing should be tight at one point and loose atanother, the lacing will gradually work to a point where it will beevenly distributed thus providing a good fit and preventing overpressureat any particular point. It should be further noted that by having thelegging connected at the front instead of the side, there is less dangerof the lacing catching upon anything and being released.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A leggingcomprising a body having free edge portions, reinforcing stripsextending along said free edge portions, a tongue carried by one freeedge portion between its reinforcing strip and said edge portion andextending into the legging along the inner face of the other free edgeportion of the body when the legging is in place on the leg of thewearer, said tongue being engaged by said reinforcing strip forsubstantially the full width of the reinforcing strip, and means forreleasably connecting the free edge portions of the body.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST W. MAOKEY.

Witnesses:

ELBERT J. ULM, G120. A. FERGUSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. G.

